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Sail care TomStJohn at 7:44am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 18/1606 Does any one have any experiance with a company called Sail Care located in PA? I have attached a li
searching for trailer zach24590 at 7:06am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1039 does anyone know where I can find a trailor for a 78 catalina 25 standard rig fin keel somewhere in
Tiller shape StuartCasteel at 6:45am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1041 I have hauled my 88 Mac D out for the winter and plan on doing some upgrades and most of them involv
Coax Connectors Tree at 6:32am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1131 Relativily new boat owner. Pulled the boat for the first time this fall. When taking down the ma
192 Trailer help Kevin Rossell at 6:30am 10.17.05 Day Sailers 3/1417 Hi everyone-I just got my Shoreland'r trailer for my 192 stolen yesterday (Sunday), while I was o
headsail only can be dangerous? Harvey at 6:22am 10.17.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/5565 I read another post from a couple of weeks ago where there was a discussion that sailing with your h
Hatch cover to cabin and two portholes in the fron Ralph18418 at 6:12am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1005 where can I get a hatch door to the cabin of a 1974 MacGregor Venture and the two port holes in the
Bilge Water? uploadjoe at 6:00am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1658 This may be a dumb question, but I just purchased a 1985 25.5 a few months ago. I live in NY and we
sheaves zzhunter at 5:43am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1232 I need to rebuild my cabin-top traveler and need four sheaves that are 2" OD, 5/16" ID, and 9/16" th
plastic sail shackle source Sherry at 5:05am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1022 We had lovely 20 knot winds again this weekend. I'm beginning to think the PO must not have sailed
Tampa Bay to Isla Mujeres, Mexico in a Hunter 34 ? nomar at 4:31am 10.17.05 Big Boats 6/2520 Hello there: I am really interested in joing a Regatta which is held in April of every year from Ta
Internal Halyards Rob19574 at 4:27am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1280 Hi All,I am planning on running my external halyards on my Catalina 30 internal of the mast. I do
LOOKING FOR PHOTO'S NEPTUNEE at 3:55am 10.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1072 HI EVERY ONE...YES I AM NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF A GREAT CATALINA 22.I AM TRYING TO RESTORE HER AS B
New windlass for Hunter 37.5 Van23888 at 3:18am 10.17.05 Big Boats 11/1465 I recently installed a Simpson-Lawrence Sprint 1000 in my 1994 Hunter 37.5. The windlass was install
Winching into the trailer Jerry21707 at 3:09am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1139 I am having trouble getting my S26 winched all the way up into the V notch on the trailer. It seems
Shorten Mast on Catalina 50 for ICW Sam Morgan at 3:09am 10.17.05 Big Boats 3/2075 My mast is 65'high, plus the transducer, Windex and flexible VHF antenna, for a total of =/- 67'. I
Water Pump failure texastom at 2:43am 10.17.05 Big Boats 8/922 New problem for my 37.5. The fresh water pump stopped working this weekend. I'm pretty sure it is ge
Bow Crunched (w/picture) Rich L at 2:08am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/822 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Heading South Nice N Easy at 1:55am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 10/986 What a year. After Katrina, and loosing the house, I ended up in Connecitut to visit a lady friend.
Lowering Boom on Mast for moderate breezes (COE) Sav'h Steve at 1:33am 10.17.05 Day Sailers 8/1701 When I'm out sailing in 15 knots or so in the tidal rivers, I have had to feather the main to floggi

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2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? flightlead404 at 3:21pm 05.11.21 To close this out, the quickest and easiest route was to purchase a Harken 60 mm Aluminum Element Bl
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 jeff356 at 2:58pm 05.11.21 Thanks for the picture. I am running mine now and they seemed to touch both inside and outside so
LEWMAR Fixed Windows for a 2003/2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 2:37pm 05.11.21 Interesting your aft most overhead opening hatch opens from the aft side rather than the forward si
Raw water pump seal seating question AndyL at 2:29pm 05.11.21 Thanks - this is actually a used spare pump the PO left on the boat so I won't be installing it. I
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:29pm 05.11.21 This isn't normally in my wheelhouse, but I've owned enough boats to know what to look for. There s
Nasty Surprise Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:10pm 05.11.21 My understanding of how the Y-valve works was the Left position is to bring fresh water into the bo
Nasty Surprise Tally Ho at 1:57pm 05.11.21 Thanks Peggie, I will buy the book. However I think you may have solved one of my mysteries. My u
Rig tuning glaufman at 1:29pm 05.11.21 Lee helm. Not weather. But really the question is between a gradual entry into the tack vs bangin
Electrical Panel Key Rick486 at 1:29pm 05.11.21 Is there a keyhole? If so it may open with a small screwdriver inserted and rotated....
Rig tuning LakeShark at 1:24pm 05.11.21 Thanks... i Also noted him allowing down significantly while taking, having Lee helm while trying
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? Stu Jackson at 1:11pm 05.11.21 Good point, Lake Shark. But could it be you are comparing apples and oranges? Yes, your example is
hunter 22 swing keel rgranger at 1:09pm 05.11.21 Wow! That is a way better outcome than what I was expecting for you.:beer:
Bad Situation with Great Circle Sails Ted at 1:08pm 05.11.21 I met someone last year who ordered a sail from Brian and had all sorts of problems. The LP of the h
H260 Centerboard Lift Line/ Rigging rgranger at 1:06pm 05.11.21 I use a double half-hitch but I don't know if that is the "correct" knot. It works!
Rig tuning glaufman at 1:03pm 05.11.21 Thanks... i Also noted him allowing down significantly while taking, having Lee helm while trying t
Raw water pump seal seating question kloudie1 at 12:54pm 05.11.21 A few thousandths won't hurt anything.. Is the back of the housing worn down enough to cause the sea
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? flightlead404 at 12:43pm 05.11.21 If it were my boat, I would contact the block maker and ask whether and how to remove the pin. Most
need a swing keel for a hunter 22 the year is 1981 jeffjk at 12:42pm 05.11.21 rooke sails referred me to foss foam in florida he makes rudders and can make me one has the moulds
hunter 22 swing keel jeffjk at 12:40pm 05.11.21 rooke sails referred me to foss foam in florida looks like my problem will be solved with a brand ne
Need a new mast LakeShark at 12:39pm 05.11.21

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